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Chapter Leader Exchange 2016
Welcome and Introductions
July 12, 2016
•Name
•Chapter
•Role within your Chapter
Welcome and Introductions
Driving HIMSS North America’s Strategic Direction and 2020 GoalsCarla Smith, MA, CNM, FHIMSS
Executive Vice President
HIMSS North America
July 12, 2016
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
1961
HMSS, a healthcare management
engineering society, founded at
Georgia Tech University
1987
Renamed HIMSS.
Added IT focus
2001
Present transformational growth in
focus, reach and scope.
Maturation of HIMSS’s mission
to transform health & healthcare
through the best use of IT
2004 HIMSS Analytics
2006 HIMSS Europe
2007 HIMSS Pacific Rim
2010 HIMSS Middle East
2011 HIMSS Media
2012
Acquired mHealth
Summit
Timeline
2014 Acquired
Continua &
Formed PCHA
Engage, Equip, & Lead
• Our vision: Better Health Through IT
• The power of IT to improve the health of populations around
the world led us to our mission of positive transformation of
health and healthcare through the best use of IT
• Globally, we are dedicated to ensuring the right information is
available to the right people at the right time so the right health
decisions can be made
• Our tools are thought leadership, community-building,
education, events, influence, and expertise
The HIMSS Ecosystem
What We Do
• Advise and drive optimal use of
IT
• Engage, educate & equip all
stakeholders for their pivotal
roles
• Educate governmental bodies
• Deliver superior market
intelligence
• Peerless community-building
• Host a vibrant product,
marketing, and services
marketplace
Market Intelligence
Advisory Solutions
Media and Marketing Services
Events
Membership and
Community
Government Relations
In 2016, HIMSS Represents:
625+Corporate
Members
430+Organizational
Affiliate Clients
63,000+Individual Members
420+Non-Profit
Partner Members
20,000+Volunteers
56,000+People Educated
250k+ engaged individuals
Areas of Strategic Focus • Deriving optimal value from IT
• Championing innovative and user-centric processes & technologies
• Widespread, secure, and appropriate exchange of health information
• Connected, safe, cost-effective, high-quality health and care across
all settings
• Consumers, patients, and caregivers collaborate in returning people
to health + maintaining wellness
• Using C&BI to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of care, and
improve population health
• Ensuring health information has appropriate privacy and security
protocols in-place
• Educating all stakeholders on US-based legislation & regulation
• Equipping all stakeholders for changing payment models
2020 Future State for the Best Use of IT
1. clinicians’ joy of practice & the burden of use
2. More fully realize the value of IT among all stakeholders
3. Shape the vision for development of IT to realize higher levels of consumer engagement
4. Narrow the gaps between IT assets in-hand, deployed, and in regular use
5. Embrace disruptive technologies that seek to improve health through IT
6. Reduce the gap in access and quality of care for disparate populations, underserved, urban, and rural communities
7. Ensure best practices for data privacy & security are ubiquitous
FY17 Themes
• Strengthen the value of HIMSS’s Innovation Center to
the health sector
• Equip communities with a health IT plan to avoid,
detect, and response to public health crises
• Publish thought leadership that propels the field forward
• Relentlessly innovate the HIMSS Annual Conference
• Strengthen and expand engagement among women in
health IT
Optimizing Engagements & Outcomes
• Strengthen and expand engagement among executives
within high-performing health settings
• Establish a behavioral health initiative
• Strengthen our long-term / post-acute care initiative
• Ensure all levels of government understand role of IT in
policy initiatives
• Strengthen provider and patient readiness regarding
cybersecurity threats
All Stakeholders Engaged
• Ensure health IT policy is useful, scalable, and usable
for all stakeholders to:
– Support positive health system transformation;
– Advance precision medicine, clinical research, and
innovation;
– Expand societal benefits.
• Inform Republican and Democratic health planks
• Engage policy-makers post-elections
• Increase the awareness of user experience and the
impact of the user’s experience on patient safety
Policies Result in Better Health
• Deliver highly-credible world-class education and
training designed for lifelong professional development
• Stakeholders increasingly seek Approved Education
Partner programs.
• Expand focus on CAHIMS and CPHIMS
• Demonstrate the power of a connected learning health
system
• Solidify the ConCert by HIMSSTM program as a
respected seal of interoperability certification in the
marketplace
Stakeholders Are Equipped
• Use TIGER resources in clinically-based education
settings to equip the next generation workforce
• Advance the clinician’s voice in standards-based HIE
• Optimize use of the Institute for eHealth Policy to
educate policy-makers post-November elections
• Using the Value Score and Davies Award program
levels of evidence, set the bar for the optimal use of IT
• Equip stakeholders for changing payment models
Stakeholders Are Equipped
Why We Are Here
Strong Leaders mean Successful HIMSS
Chapters
• 63,000 + Individual HIMSS Members
• 57,000 + Chapter Members
• 750 Chapter Leaders
As Leaders, You Represent…
Leadership and learning are
indispensable to each other.
John F. Kennedy
Ask the Experts The Industry’s Finest Meeting Planners
Kerry Amato, Director, Professional Development, HIMSS North America
Lynda Batchelor, Director, Marketing, HIMSS North America
Patsy Fukuda, Director, Meeting Services, HIMSS North America
Becky Washler, Senior Director, Exhibit and Sponsorship Sales, HIMSS North America
July 12, 2016
Ask the Experts The Industry’s Finest Meeting Planners
Kerry Amato, Director, Professional Development, HIMSS North America
Lynda Batchelor, Director, Marketing, HIMSS North America
Patsy Fukuda, Director, Meeting Services, HIMSS North America
Becky Washler, Senior Director, Exhibit and Sponsorship Sales, HIMSS North America
15 minute break
Please return at 3:15 and unite with your
breakout group assigned by badge number.
Make it Personal Open Discussion
of Best Practices
Breakout session
July 12, 2016
Make it PersonalOpen Discussion of Best Practices
• What I learned on the job
• Useful tools and techniques my chapter uses
• What my chapter does really well and why
• Share other best practices
Communication and Adapting to a Changing EnvironmentJoyce Lofstrom, MS, APR
Senior Director, Corporate Communications
HIMSS North America
Michael Gaspar
Program Manager, Social Media
HIMSS Media
• Questions from chapter leaders
• Chapter Leader Communication Guide
• Changing Communications Landscape
• Integrated marketing communications approach
Agenda
• Frequency of communication
• Length of communication
• Best practices for a successful communication plan
• Best methods: Email? Social? Phone?
• When to use and not use graphics
• Timing for communication – Open rates?
• Targeted communication – Separating membership list by titles?
• Role of the communications chair – Identify tasks for chair and committee members
• Small vs. large chapters – Best practices for smaller chapters, especially developing/implementing communications plan
What’s On Your Mind?
• Looking at trends in communication for the 21st century
• Identifying the audience – media, influencers, your peers
• Building relationships with the audience
• Developing relevant content for/about your chapter
• Telling your story – the how-to’s
Look for it in August on the
Chapter Leader Resource Area
Chapter Leader Communications Guide
Changing Communications Landscape
• Weekly newspaper circulation fell 7% in 2015
• The news industry is publishing 10 times as much content as it did 10 years ago
• 2005: 6 million stories per year• 2015: 65 million news stories• 2016: 88.4 million news stories (projected)
• Projected 9% decrease in Reporters, Correspondents, and Broadcast news analysts by 2024
• Twitter and Facebook are the most widely used social platforms among journalists with 51% stating they would be unable to do their job without social media
Changing Media Landscape
62% of adults get their news from social media
Where to Find Great Content
www.hootsuite.com/products
Simplify Social
Simplify Social
www.hootlet.com
MOBILE
TURNKEY
SHARING
HIMSS HashtagsHashtag Topic
#HIMSS17 HIMSS Conference & Exhibition
#HITworks Health IT Value
#Engage4Health Patient Engagement
#EmpowerHIT Interoperability/Information Exchange
#HITsecurity Health IT Security
#HITprivacy Health IT Privacy
#Nurses4HIT Nurses’ Use of IT
#DrHIT Physicians’ Use of IT
#WomenInHIT Women in Health IT
#GenY4HIT Millennials in Health IT
#Connect2Health Connected Health
#NHITweek National Health IT Week
#IHeartHIT Inspiring Health IT Stories
#Aim2Innovate Health IT Innovation
#RethinkRCM Revenue Cycle Management
#PutData2Work Big Data & Healthcare Analytics
#PopHealthIT Population Health
#MobiHealth MobiHealth News Events
#HITventure Health IT Startups and New Ventures
#NursesWeek National Nurses Week
HIMSS Facebook
Simple/pithy headlines
Open graph image
rendering
Customizable action
and link descriptions
Share HIMSS posts
to Chapter pages
HIMSS Twitter
Simple/short/direct
Upload a custom image
Or rely on open graph images
Retweet to your Chapter
Timeline or use Hootlet
to schedule
Include the hashtag
HIMSS LinkedIn Group Discussionhttps://www.linkedin.com/groups/93115/93115-6090882079527038976
Ask a compelling, open-ended
questionProvide context with a
description and a link
HIMSS LinkedIn Company Page
www.himss.org/library/podcasts/steps-to-value
Upload a custom image
Or rely on open graph images
Include a link to content
LinkedIn Long-Form
https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/9868276
Upload a compelling
hero image
Create a strong headline
Low Budget/No Budget Visual Tools
Did you know?
The human brain can
digest an image 60,000
times faster than text
http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/8-visual-content-apps
Name Title Email Content Areas
Joyce Lofstrom Senior Director
Corporate Communications
HIMSS North America
1-312-915-9237
@joycelofstrom
HIMSS North America: Topics outside of
public policy, national media, trade media
Karen Groppe Public Policy Communications
HIMSS North America
[email protected] HIMSS North America: Public policy topics,
meaningful use, government agencies,
national media, trade media
Kelly Wagner Coordinator
Corporate Communications
HIMSS North America
1-312-915-9502
@Kelly_A_Wagner
HIMSS North America: Topics outside of
public policy, trade media, national media
Michael
Gaspar
Program Manager
Social Media
HIMSS Media
1-312-915-9459
@MichaelGaspar
HIMSS Media: Content and audience
development, social media for HIMSS
North America and HIMSS Media
Let’s Connect
Time for discussion
Thank You!!!
Reception and HIMSS Expo
Jordan Blinn, Coordinator,
Strategic Relations, HIMSS
North America
July 12, 2016
HIMSS Expo Introductions
Brief introductions of HIMSS staff members to
ensure you find the contact and information
you need during the Expo.
Day 2
This is Jeopardy! Chapter Policy Edition Angie Gorden, Senior Manager, Strategic Relations, HIMSS North America
Jordan Blinn, Coordinator, Strategic Relations, HIMSS North America
July 12, 2016
This is Jeopardy! Chapter Policy Edition
Angie Gorden, Senior Manager, Strategic Relations, HIMSS North America
Jordan Blinn, Coordinator, Strategic Relations, HIMSS North America
Refresher of Chapter policies and procedures presented through the popular game show Jeopardy.
Awards
Annual
Standards
Report
Chapter
Leader
Resource
Area
GovernanceBenefits to
Chapters
HIMSS
Annual
Conference
100 100 100 100 100 100
200 200 200 200 200 200
300 300 300 300 300 300
400 400 400 400 400 400
500 500 500 500 500 500
Awards for 100
Name the two chapter
awards given annually?
Chapter of the Year
Chapter Leader of the Year
How are the Chapter
Awards presented?
Awards for 200
At the Awards Gala during
HIMSS Annual Conference
What is the deadline for
Chapter Award
nominations?
Awards for 300
August 29, 2016
What is the process for
selecting the Chapter
Award recipients?
Awards for 400
The scores are tallied using the criteria
posted on CLRA by HIMSS staff and then
reviewed and selected by the Chapters
Task Force.
Name all three F15
Chapter of the Year
award winners?
Awards for 500
Small Chapter of the Year - Austin
Medium Chapter of the Year - Colorado
Large Chapter of the Year - Northern California
When is the Standards
Report due?
Annual Standards Report for 100
July 31, 2016
What are the minimum
education hours required
by the Standards
Report?
Annual Standards Report for 200
Chapters must have a minimum of 12 educational
programming hours. It is recommended that chapters plan and conduct a minimum 3 Chapter
educational events/meetings within the fiscal year.
When is the financial
extension due?
Annual Standards Report for 300
October 31, 2016
Who should complete the
Standards Report?
Annual Standards Report for 400
The entire Chapter Board
How many items are on
the financial checklist?
Annual Standards Report for 500
Nine
What is the url for the
Chapter Leader
Resource Area?
Chapter Leader Resource Area for 100
http://clra.himsschapter.org/
What generic login credentials
do chapter leaders use to log
into the Chapter Leader
Resource Area?
Chapter Leader Resource Area for 200
HIMSS SSO
How does HIMSS staff
know who to grant
Chapter Leader Resource
Area access to?
Chapter Leader Resource Area for 300
The Board list emailed to [email protected]
or on the Standards Report.
Which tab in the
resource area will you
find the bylaws, affiliate
agreement, tax info, and
policies?
Chapter Leader Resource Area for 400
Chapter Foundation Material
Name four items under
the Chapter Leader
Essentials tab.
Chapter Leader Resource Area for 500
What state is your
Chapter incorporated in?
Governance for 100
Illinois!
What is the incorporated
tax status of all
Chapters?
Governance for 200
501(c)6
When is the 990 form
due?
Governance for 300
November 15
What is the official
document between
HIMSS and chapters?
Governance for 400
Affiliate agreement
What year was the
current standardized
bylaws created?
Governance for 500
2012
What is the name of the
HIMSS Chapters
extranet platform?
Benefits to Chapters for 100
HIMSS Engage
What is the maximum
dollar amount you can
receive for event
assistance and how
often can you receive it?
Benefits to Chapters for 200
$1,000 once a year
How do you access your
Chapter Membership
list?
Benefits to Chapters for 300
Through the Chapter website
For real time results
sync all recipients first
Name three Chapter
Leader training
sessions.
Benefits to Chapters for 400
HIMSS Conference Workshop
Chapter Leader Exchange
Chapter Leader Webinars
What are the two
complimentary Chapter
email accounts that
HIMSS provides?
Benefits to Chapters for 500
President and Info emails
Name a past U.S.
president that has
spoken at a HIMSS
annual conference.
HIMSS Annual Conference for 100
President George W. Bush
President Bill Clinton
What annual conference
discount do all Chapter
Leaders receive?
HIMSS Annual Conference for 200
$100 discount with code
Bonus: What was the HIMSS16 code?
16ACDFCHP
Where and when is
HIMSS17?
HIMSS Annual Conference for 300
February 19 - 23, 2017
Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, Florida
What date is the
HIMSS17 Chapter
Workshop?
HIMSS Annual Conference for 400
February 19, 2016
(hint: pre-con date)
How many attendees
were at HIMSS16 (within
a thousand)?
HIMSS Annual Conference for 500
41,565
• The Annual Standards Report is due July 31
– The entire Chapter Board should help complete the report
– The finance extension deadline is October 31
• The Chapters of the Year (small, medium, large) and Chapter Leader of the Year Awards opened July 5 and close August 29
• Chapters are incorporated through the state of IL as 501(c)6 – 990 tax forms are due November 15
• Veteran scholarships
– Please contact Maggie Van Vossen by July 29 at [email protected]
Looking forward (reminders)
HIMSS Chapter Sponsored Scholarships – Opportunity closed for FY16
• Arizona Chapter Scholarship - sponsored by the HIMSS Arizona Chapter
• Northern California Chapter Scholarship - sponsored by the HIMSS Northern California Chapter
• South Florida HIMSS Chapter Scholarship - sponsored by the South Florida Chapter of HIMSS (sponsoring two scholarships)
• Virginia Chapter Scholarship - sponsored by the HIMSS Virginia Chapter
HIMSS Chapter Sponsored Veterans Career Services Scholarships – Opportunity Open until July 29
• Central & North Florida Chapter of HIMSS
Maggie Van Vossen
Chapter Scholarships – Students and Veterans
• Share Chapter policies and procedures with HIMSS
• Chapter social responsibility initiatives
• Organization Affiliate (OA) client information loaded onto Chapter’s Engage site
Looking forward (new initiatives)
ReminderChapter resource materials can be found on the
CLRA at http://clra.himsschapter.org/
Legal Orientation for HIMSS Chapter Leaders
Racquel R. Orenick, Esq.
VP & General Counsel
Legal Affairs
July 13, 2016
DISCLAIMER
The information provided to you in this presentation is not
intended to be legal advice, but merely conveys general
information related to legal issues commonly
encountered. Please consult a lawyer for professional
assurance that our information, and your interpretation of
it, is appropriate to your particular situation.
Chapter Structure
Each Chapter is:
• A not-for-profit corporation (it has no shareholders)
• Exempt from income tax as a 501(c)(6) organization
• Operated under the rules of its own Bylaws
• Connected to HIMSS by an Affiliate Agreement
• Responsible for its own acts
Relationship to HIMSS
• Affiliate Agreement
– Territory and Membership
– Relationship to HIMSS
• HIMSS is NOT liable for Chapter’s acts
• HIMSS General Counsel is NOT Chapter’s attorney
– Responsibilities of HIMSS and Chapter
– Limitations on Actions
Applicable Laws
• State Laws
– Illinois
– State where Chapter is active
• Federal Laws
• State and Federal Tax Laws
– Internal Revenue Service
– Illinois Department of Revenue
Chapter Documentation
• Corporate Formation
– Articles of Incorporation
– Annual Report to Illinois Secretary of State
• Corporate Governance
– Bylaws
– Resolutions
– Board Policies and Procedures
– Meeting Minutes
Bylaws
• Chapter bylaws are based on HIMSS standardized chapter bylaws
• Establish guidance and clarity for decision makers
• Contain the rules and procedures governing how the board of directors operates
Bylaws (con’t)
• Information about Directors
– Number of directors, qualifications, elections, term limits, removal
• Information about Meetings
– Frequency, notice requirements, quorum, special meetings
• Information about Officers
– Titles and duties, qualifications, elections, term limits, removal
• Information about Members
Role of Directors in Managing the Chapter
• Every director owes fiduciary duties to the Chapter.
• Since directors can be subject to personal liability for
breaches of these duties, it is important that they
understand their obligations under law.
• Ultimate responsibility for the business and affairs of the
Chapter belongs to the board of directors.
Role of Directors (con’t)
The board makes decisions on behalf of the Chapter by:
• Appointing officers who run the day-to-day operations of
the Chapter, propose strategies and objectives, and
implement corporate plans.
• Supervising those officers.
• Making major decisions for the Chapter.
Committees have significant power.
The Bottom Line - Directors Should:
• Focus on overseeing the business, not learning
corporate law.
• Regularly attend and participate in board meetings.
• Make sure management prepares adequate reports
before board meetings and that the board receives
those reports well beforehand.
• Consult with counsel and experts as needed.
• Not avoid discussing conflicts of interest in the hope of
keeping them off the record. Discuss them and keep a
record reflecting that the board considered them.
Fiduciary Duties of the Board of Directors
• The core fiduciary duties of the board of directors are:
– The duty of care.
– The duty of loyalty.
• Other duties like the duty of good faith and duty of
oversight stem from the core fiduciary duties.
Duty of Care
• The duty of care requires that directors be informed of
all material information reasonably available to them
when making decisions for the Chapter.
• A director must act with the care that a person in a like
position would reasonably believe appropriate under
similar circumstances.
Duty of Loyalty
• The duty of loyalty requires directors to act in good faith
for the best interests of the Chapter
• The duty of loyalty prohibits self-dealing
– an officer or director may not divert to himself or his
affiliates any business opportunity presented to, or
otherwise rightfully belonging to, the Chapter.
Business Judgment Rule
• In making business decisions, directors are generally
protected by the business judgment rule.
• The rule presumes that disinterested and independent
directors acted:
– On an informed basis.
– In good faith.
– In the honest belief that the action was taken in the
best interest of the Chapter.
Business Judgment Rule (con’t)
• Be Informed. Directors must inform themselves of all
material information reasonably available to them.
– Directors can rely on information and opinions from
consultants and management, if those persons can
competently produce those reports.
• Act in Good faith. The decision-making process must
be substantive and cannot just be a rubber stamp.
• Act for the Best interest of the Chapter. The directors
must reasonably believe the action was taken in the
best interests of the Chapter.
The standard for a finding of breach is gross negligence.
Breach of Duty of Loyalty: Bad Faith
• There is no single definition of good faith or bad faith.
• To act in good faith, a director must act with honesty of purpose
and in the best interest of the Chapter.
• Situations that usually involve bad faith:
– An intentional failure to act in the face of a known duty to act,
demonstrating a conscious disregard for one's duties.
– A knowing violation of the law.
– Acting for any purpose other than advancing the best
interests of the Chapter.
• Beyond gross negligence. Actual or constructive knowledge
required.
Breach of Duty of Loyalty: Conflict of Interest
• Conflict transactions: If a majority of the directors hold a
personal interest in a transaction, or if a majority of the
directors are not independent, they lose the
presumption that they acted in the best interest of the
Chapter.
• Directors are not deemed to have breached their
fiduciary duties just because they were not disinterested
and independent. However their decisions will be
judged for their fairness.
Avoiding Personal Liability
• Uphold Fiduciary Duties
– Be informed
– Act in Good Faith
– Act in the best interests of the Chapter
– Avoid conflicts of interest
• Observe Corporate Formalities
• Illinois Not-for-profit Act
• Volunteer Protection Act
• Insurance
Recommended Insurance
• Director and Officer Liability (D&O)
– Protects against errors and ommissions by Chapter leaders and volunteers
– HIMSS has purchased for each chapter
• Comprehensive General Liability
– Injury and property insurance
– Coverage for Chapter events
Questions
• Consult your tax professional
• Retain legal counsel
• Contact HIMSS Chapter liaison staff
15 minute break
Please return to your seats by 10:15 a.m.
Fireside Chat with HIMSS President and CEO
Steve Lieber, CAE, President and CEO, HIMSS
Moderator – Christopher Kunney, Chapters Task Force Chair
Fireside Chat with HIMSS President and CEO
Steve Lieber, CAE, President and CEO, HIMSS
Moderator – Christopher Kunney, Chapters Task Force Chair
Fireside chat with HIMSS President and CEO and the FY17 Chapters Task Force Chair to discuss how an experienced leader deals with crises, conflict, motivation, oversight, delegation, and much more.
The Value of Advocacy
Lauren Wiseman MSN, RN-BC, CPHIMS
Chapter Advocacy Roundtable Chair
July 13, 2016
Chapter Advocacy Roundtable
Launched in 2004
• Help build grassroots support at the chapter level
• Connect HIMSS members with local, state and
national decision-makers on key health IT issues
• Establish strong, local advocacy networks that can
be kept current as issues change
• Industry Leader Presentations
• Federal Affairs Updates
• Congressional Affairs Updates
• State Advocacy Day Spotlight
CAR Monthly Meetings
HIMSS Chapter Advocates Build Meaningful & Sustainable Partnerships
Credit Valerie Rogers , HIMSS Director, State Government Affairs
• State and Local Levels - government
• Like-minded organizations
• State HIT Coordinators
• Regional Extension Centers
• Non-Profit Associations
• Health Information Exchanges
• Academia
• Provider health settings
• State Medicaid and Health Directors
• State Innovation Model Awardees
Building Relationships
• 22 Chapter Advocacy events
• Five resolutions/proclamations for State HIT Day
• Recognition of State Legislators of the Year – in three
states
• Key Themes
• Telemedicine/Telehealth
• Opioid Addiction & Automated Prescription Reporting
Systems
• Health IT Jobs
• Interoperability
Advocacy in 2016
• State Advisory Round Table
• Continued coordination with partner organizations working at the state level
• National Council of State Legislatures
• National Governors Association
• Connection with Federal and State Affairs
• ONC updates
• Supporting chapter Fly-in meetings
2016
• Jeff Coughlin, Senior Director, HIMSS Federal and State Affairs
• Samantha Burch, Senior Director, HIMSS Congressional Affairs
• Afton Wagner, Manager, HIMSS Federal Affairs
• Valerie Rogers, Director State Government Affairs
• Marielle Kocak, Coordinator, Federal and State Government Affairs
Federal and State Affairs
State Government Affairs
• Call to Action
• Legislation HIMSS is following
• Latest News – HIMSS Health IT Pulse
HIMSS Legislative Action Center
• Invite state and federal legislators and district staff on FACILITY TOURS.
• SCHEDULE MEETINGS with members of Congress and state legislators in their district offices.
• Make advocacy a priority in your chapter. FUND ATTENDANCE at public policy event
• INVITE LEGISLATORS to your chapter events ~ year round.
• Weigh in on current issues – YOUR OPINION COUNTS
• Present a member of Congress or state official with an award or REQUEST A RESOLUTION.
• Advocacy resources you provide for your members every day –PUBLICIZE IT!.
• FOLLOW UP with the legislators and correspondents.
• PLAN your 2016 Advocacy calendar
Be Involved
National Health IT Week
September 26-30, 2016!
Save the Date!
National Health IT Week 2016
• Dates:
– September 26-30, 2016
• Goals:
– Bring Attention to the Value, Opportunities, and
Challenges of Health IT.
– Celebrate our accomplishments in policy and
practical implementation of Health IT.
– Expand our grassroots and grasstops engagement
Theme: Value of Health IT
Points of Engagement:
• Value of Health IT in Innovation
– Highlight: Precision Medicine
• Value of Health IT in Expanding Access to Care
– Highlight: Telemedicine
• Value of Health IT in Making Communities Healthier
– Highlight: Interoperability Across the Spectrum of Care: Linking
Public/ Population Health and Human Services
• Value of Health IT in Expansion of Economic Opportunities and Job
Creation
– Highlight: Women in Health IT and STEM Careers for Health
• Site Visit to a Stage 7 Hospital or Davies Award Winner in
your State or Region!
• Student Challenge! – Engage student’s to support Advocacy
Events!
• Regional Advocacy Event and Trainings!
• Post a blog or tweet about #NHITweek. Sample tweets to use:
– (Chapter Name) is excited to be a partner of #NHITweek to
spread awareness of HIT
– (chapter member name) has shared his/her HIT story, let
your voice be heard #IHeartHIT (link) #NHITweek
How to Participate in NHIT16
National Health IT Week 2016 (cont.)
• Incorporate NHIT Week into an upcoming activity. If you already have
an upcoming event, plan to hold it during NHIT Week in order to drive
visibility and recognition.
• Promote NHIT Week in your existing communications. Add the NHIT
Week logo to your email signatures, newsletters, and chapter website
• Invite a State Legislator or other state official to visit a Davies site or
your hospital for a demonstration of Health IT
• Plan meetings or follow up visits with state legislators or
congressional representatives to build a cooperative relationship with
legislators or their staff
• Don’t forget – HIMSS Legislative Action Center – Virtual March!
National Health IT Week 2016
• Communications and Media
– Launch comprehensive campaign to support virtual/local approach. Capitalize on blogs, vlogs, crowd speaking, challenges, #IheartHIT public messaging, etc.
• Policy Asks
– Congressional Asks will be unveiled for the new Congress in Jan. 2017. Development will be in a similar fashion to the past with SME and volunteer member involvement.
– Restructure topic identification process to ensure at least one topic has a connection between Congressional activity and states and federal agency initiatives.
• Precision Medicine
• Telemedicine
• Interoperability Across the Spectrum of Care: Linking Public/ Population Health and Human Services
• Women in Health IT and STEM Careers for Health
National Health IT Week 2016
• Awards:
– Include awards for Congress, federal agencies and
states.
– Expand state award beyond state legislators to include
other state officials (Governors, state HIT coordinators,
state health or Medicaid officers, etc.)
– Build in flexibility in the award presentation location,
particularly if we have recipients in areas where we are
having local events around the country.
• Invite student teams from health policy, public policy or other
related academic programs across the country to compete by
participating in advocacy activities in their state/region.
• Students would document their experiences, and submit
evidence of their efforts to HIMSS NA
– Judges:
• Government Relations
• Strategic Relations
• Regional/Chapter CAR members
2016 NHIT Week Student Advocacy Challenge
• Participation in local/chapter awareness campaign activities
– Participation in State HIT day/event
– Develop creative ways to contact legislators/spread political advocacy on value of HIT
– Submit a letter/e-mail via the HIMSS Legislative Action Center
– Participate in NHIT week social media conversation and/or virtual event
– Share your HIT story and inspire other students to share via social media, etc.
Student Challenge Options
• Cross-education by giving “grand rounds” presentations with affiliated medical school, engineering, or other information technology programs
• Produce a short film, video or SM event to highlight the benefits and importance of HIT in addressing priority health issues within their state/region e.g. chronic disease, infectious disease, etc.
• Meet with State or Federal Legislator (school/student group event); report on experience and learnings
– Host legislator or other policy stakeholder at school or organize HIT-related event
• Writing/research activities to educate advocacy community (team activity)
• Viral video challenge (i.e. ALS water bucker challenge) …
• Host or attend site visit of local facility demonstrating HIT
Student Challenge Options
Coordinated Effort = Effective Advocacy
https://www.sandler.com/blog/6-benefits-of-teamwork-in-the-workplace
Make it Personal – Presentations of Best Practices
Breakout session
July 13, 2016
Make it Personal – Presentations of Best Practices
Presentations to all Chapter Leaders on top
best practices discussed in the breakout
session.
Networking Lunch
Please return to your seats by 1:15 p.m. for the
next session.
Hot Topics/Best Practices Discussion
Stephanie Denvir, Senior
Director, Strategic Relations,
HIMSS North America
Discussion Wrap-up, Feedback, and Closing
Christopher Kunney, Chapters
Task Force, Chair
Scott Smiser, Chapters Task
Force, Vice Chair
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